Month: August 2004

Just over a year after Hudong Heavy Machinery Company (HHM) in Shanghaipresented the first Chinese-built 80 cm bore MC engine, they can now claim the distinction of having the first ME orders…

Pont-Aven, Brittany Ferries? $180 million flagship, returned to service today, nearly a fortnight after a fault left it stranded in a UK port. The problem arose from a cracked cooling valve resulting…

Volvo Penta is continuing with the renewal of its product range which will include the D9 diesel engine and high-performance versions of the new generation medium-heavy D4/D6 diesel engines introduced by Volvo…

James Fisher & Sons plc, one of the UK?s leading marine services providers, has launched a new tanker, the Cumbrian Fisher, at the Samho Shipbuilding Company in Korea. The vessel, a clean…

China's largest shipbuilding company, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), opened an office in Hong Kong and is registered as China Shipbuilding and Offshore International (HK) Co. The Hong Kong operation is wholly-owned…

Following the successful introduction of the TCA axial turbocharger two years ago, MAN B&W Diesel Group has expanded the range to include a completely new radial turbocharger. The TCR turbocharger will replace…

The Kuwaiti Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) finalized a contract with the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries at a cost of $182 million to build three tankers for delivery in 2006, 2007 and…

Radix Marine, a US-based marine vessel development company specializing in port and homeland security and defense initiatives, signed a contract to build two prototype manned vessels with a marine technology company, Advanced…

Tankers sold for scrap at ship breaking yards fell 40% during the first seven months of the year as surging freight rates prompted owners to keep vessels in service, London-based shipbroker Simpson,…